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Monday, October 03, 2005
Wachet Auf
Henry David Thoreau, Journal (June 8, 1850):
Cultivate the habit of early rising. It is unwise to keep the head long on a level with the feet.
The time will come, all too soon, when our heads rest level with our feet forever.